@mook8515: I've done some for Autodesk and they give out $30-60 Amazon giftcards.
8 Characters total or 8 + whatever is in SF4?
Either way, I hope they add Ibuki and Karen to the mix. Might be sweet if they add EX characters like Hokuto.
Will this be a free update or something I'm gonna have to pay for?
@ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness: I think the guy's left hand is under his right elbow, but in motion, blurring both parts together.
@Vylen: I think he meant yesasia since he was agreeing with me.
Oh man, I am tempted. Maybe I'll pick one up.
@valleyshrew: Unless they put in massive disc swapping in non numerical order.
@ReconToaster.: I think we could use another to recap what happened in the last 3 articles. One more to tie things up, you know.
@SaanZ: Unconscious pun!
Seriously? His head looks photoshopped like a caricature;it's at least 1/3 bigger than the Felicia's.
Being X-Box exclusive, i never really knew much about this game, but if everybody is so excited about it, then so am I. Between this and Fat Princess though, I should have enough cute cartoon games to fill my 2009 quota.
Edit: I just watched the video. Kind of looks like Double Dragon or Metal Slug. Guess I'll have to try the demo.
@Witzbold: You don't really need to be technologically advanced to make an arcade stick. Seems like with these things, it's all about quality, which i'm not accusing SEGA for lacking. As for packaging, I was thinking more of the point-of-purchase kind of scenario. I don't know how much of what they do is outsourced. I just figure there are enough differences between an arcade cabinet and an arcade stick that to start producing accessories would require an investment that wouldn't be worth spending for a single joystick unless they were looking to do it part time. Then again, you could always hire a design firm like Astro to do everything.
@Witzbold: Yeah, I thought of that, but with arcade systems, they produce a thousand cabinets of each game, maybe less? There's no display packaging needed, different regulations, etc. I don't know, maybe they'd be able to pull it off, they seem pretty similar, arcade machines and arcade sticks, but they're for a completely different market.
@Tyr4nt: Neither companies seem to excel at hardware. Other than arcade cabinets, I doubt Sega's done much hardware production since the Dreamcast and Microsoft isn't much different. They have a few devices, but to go from concept to production seems to take them a few years at the very least.
@Sir-Lucius has no pictchar!: If you've got $300 to spend on the joystick, might as well spend another $150 for a racing seat and set up a rig. At least that way it would look its value ^^
I don't know about Virtual On, but this is just what i needed to take my Street Fighter IV to the next level.
@Donutta: I'd have to agree. I went to that link, expecting a lot of criticisms but everybody was happy with it. Then I remembered; everybody else's opinions were greyed out and hidden.
@MattB: Music CD albums are 3150... that's more expensive than a DVD in the states. The CD singles are about half the price, and still way too pricey for 2 or 3 tracks.
@Starshock: I'm with you on this one. I joined Kotaku back when we needed invitations just to comment. I was okay with that because if you were able to get in, you had the same privileged as everyone else. Then when comments opened to to everybody, star commenters became a popularity contest, but in the end, it didn't really mean anything, just somebody you can expect to make smart or witty comments. Now it feels like star commenters got the status quo, but "regular" commenters are being herded into the corner.
I visit Kotaku on and off, at intervals. Sometimes I don't read posts until a day or two after their posted, and I still feel comfortable replying, knowing that some other late-comers might read what I have to say. With this system, I feel like if I don't get a comment in within the first hour the post goes live, I shouldn't even bother. And even if I do, my post might not even make it live. It's like I'm taking a chance on whether I'm wasting my time or not.
